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Melody `Ike ana i ka nani `o Maui I Kepaniwai o `Iao Ke kokolo a ka uwahi o Kula Me he uhiwai ala no ka uka Hui: Ka`apuni `oe a puni o Maui E `ike i nâ wai `ehâ O Waikapû, o Wailuku, o Waiehu Kaulana nâ wai `ehâ He `înikiniki mâlie O Waihe`e i ka makani Kilio`opu O nâ wai kaulana `ia a`o ku`u `âina O nâ wai kaulana `ia a`o ku`u `âina  luna a`o Haleakalâ `Ike ia e ka nani kamaha`o `Alawa aku `oe i ka nani Ka nani o ke kukuna o ka lâ Eia iho ho`i ia nani O ka nani o ka pua li`ulâ He pua mâka`ika`i mau ia E ka nui ma ke lehulehu Kaulana nâ pua like `ole `A`ohe no a`e like aku Me ka nani o ka pua roselani O ka wehi a`o ku`u `âina |
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| Source: "Aunty Alice Namakelua’s Lifetime Hawaiian Compositions" - Composed 9 May 1948, for the Kamehameha Day Parade Maui float. This was Alice Namakelua's 3rd composition and praises the four famous streams of West Maui and other well known features of that island. Verse 1, stanza 2, Kepaniwai was the stream that was clogged with bodies after the great battle between Kalani`ôpu`u and Kahekili. `Iao Valley was the sacred burial grounds of the ali`i. Verse 2, stanza 1, Haleakalâ is the volcano and highest point on Maui. Chorus, the four famous streams are: Waikapû (water of the conch), Wailuku (water of destruction), Waiehu (water spray), Waihe`e (squid liquid). Kilio`opu is the name of a Waihe`e wind. Translated by Kanani Kamai. Copyright 1973, Heinz-Guenther Gerhard Pink.Music clip by Gippy Cooke | |